The UC Board of Regents will gather in San Francisco today for the first of a two-day meeting where they will review the state budget, open the discussion on lab management, and address graduate education throughout the system. Read more...

The campaign to educate and assess the effects of the Expected Cumulative Progress requirement is officially approved. Academic Affairs commissioner Eligio Martinez was informed on Tuesday that the survey and publications in relation to the ECP campaign were all approved by the Internal Review Board-, the group responsible for approving all surveys conducted on campus. Read more...

President Bush announced a proposal Friday to increase the maximum Pell Grant by $500 over the next five years, raising the federal aid program’s ceiling to $4,550. Read more...

Eighteen million dollars and over two and a half years later, the Glorya Kaufman Hall is now expected to be fully completed in February. Kaufman Hall, previously named the Dance Building, will house the World Arts and Culture Department. Read more...

The first people UCLA alum Gene Kim and his wife Faye Wachs spoke to in Los Angeles after surviving the South Asian tsunami in December were the reporters and camera crews who met them at the baggage claim. Read more...

The University of Texas, seen as the University of California’s main potential competitor for the management of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, appears likely to drop out of the competition after an announcement made by its chancellor last Friday. Read more...

Worldwide catastrophes often bring out the charitable nature in people, but before donating to relief efforts, many may want to be extra careful. In the weeks following the tsunami disaster, donors are being warned to watch out for con artists and illegitimate charities that watchdog groups say will likely surface. Read more...